Featured Artists

The Martha’s Vineyard Gospel Festival showcases Grammy Award winning, local, and nationally renowned gospel artists.

This year’s featured artist is Tamela Mann. She began her career as a singer with the gospel group Kirk Franklin and the Family.  Ms. Mann was a primary vocalist on several tracks while with Franklin’s group, including “Now Behold the Lamb”, and “Lean on Me”. Her solo career began by releasing the albums Gotta Keep Movin (2005), and The Master Plan (2009).

Her third studio album, Best Days reached No. 1 on the Billboard Gospel albums chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The lead single “Take Me to the King” was a commercial success and earned her a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance.  Her fourth studio album One Way (2016) also reached No. 1 on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart; and spawned the single “God Provides”, which won her the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance/Song in 2017.